I hope your 2012 gets off to a good start and that the new year brings lots of joy and happiness into your life.
Best wishes,
Laurie (AKA Aurelia)
Where love is an adventure...
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Signing off for 2011 - Merry Christmas!
The last few items are being loaded into the car as I type, ready to head off and spend Christmas with family. I doubt very much I'll be back on here before the New Year so would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas.
I hope your 2012 gets off to a good start and that the new year brings lots of joy and happiness into your life.
Best wishes,
Laurie (AKA Aurelia)
I hope your 2012 gets off to a good start and that the new year brings lots of joy and happiness into your life.
Best wishes,
Laurie (AKA Aurelia)
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Progress update for 'Love in the Aisles' (3)
It's been a while since I did an update but it's for a good reason... work on my complete redraft is going well and I have now re-written the first two chapters, averaging 4,400 a chapter.
I also had a 'hallelujah' moment today where the rest of the plot became clear to me, all thanks to delving into the characters a bit deeper to figure out how I could REALLY upset them.
Oh, and if you didn't spot it at the weekend, I have also pinned down my image of Karen as I imagine her, and that has also helped the words flow.
All in all, I'm chuffed with how it's all progressing for now.
I'm slightly dreading being away from a computer over Christmas and New Year so may have to resort to writing long hand and typing it up when I get back as I just know I'm going to be hit with ideas for scenes whilst I'm away.
Anyway, my bed is calling so that'll do for now.
Merry Christmas everybody, just in case I don't get back on here.
I also had a 'hallelujah' moment today where the rest of the plot became clear to me, all thanks to delving into the characters a bit deeper to figure out how I could REALLY upset them.
Oh, and if you didn't spot it at the weekend, I have also pinned down my image of Karen as I imagine her, and that has also helped the words flow.
All in all, I'm chuffed with how it's all progressing for now.
I'm slightly dreading being away from a computer over Christmas and New Year so may have to resort to writing long hand and typing it up when I get back as I just know I'm going to be hit with ideas for scenes whilst I'm away.
Anyway, my bed is calling so that'll do for now.
Merry Christmas everybody, just in case I don't get back on here.
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Introducing 'Karen' from 'Love in the Aisles'
I don't know why but I've found Karen even harder to pin down than Scott for 'Love in the Aisles'. I really wanted to get it right and be able to really visualise her, which I was struggling to do. Even the name felt wrong without an image to match it to.
I wanted somebody sweet but sexy, dainty but strong, someone the girls would really like and the boys would lust over - no mean feat I tell you - but thankfully, inspiration struck this morning.
With the help of Google, I can now introduce you to Karen...
I wanted somebody sweet but sexy, dainty but strong, someone the girls would really like and the boys would lust over - no mean feat I tell you - but thankfully, inspiration struck this morning.
With the help of Google, I can now introduce you to Karen...
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Critique panel and BETA readers required
As you may have seen from my New Year's Resolutions, I am determined to have my first manuscript drafted by the end of 2012.
Having gone back to the drawing board with 'Love in the Aisles', I am now busy behind the scenes making revisions and trying to work with alternating points of view from my two leading characters. Tricky stuff!
As a result, I will not be uploading further chapters onto this blog but I am looking to set up a critique group (to help keep my writing on track), as well as BETA readers group (to let me know if my story is any good) so if you would like to volunteer and be a member of either of these groups, just complete the form below and I'll be in touch...
Having gone back to the drawing board with 'Love in the Aisles', I am now busy behind the scenes making revisions and trying to work with alternating points of view from my two leading characters. Tricky stuff!
As a result, I will not be uploading further chapters onto this blog but I am looking to set up a critique group (to help keep my writing on track), as well as BETA readers group (to let me know if my story is any good) so if you would like to volunteer and be a member of either of these groups, just complete the form below and I'll be in touch...
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
New Year's Resolutions for 2012
It's coming up to that time again when I think about my resolutions for the New Year so I suppose I should assess how I got on with 2011's ones before I leap ahead into next year's ones.
I only made two resolutions this year so this will be brief - the first was to shed the extra 2-stone I was carrying post-baby (that I didn't manage to shift in-between pregnancies either); and the second was to read 50 books during the course of the year.
So, what were they and how did I do?
I only made two resolutions this year so this will be brief - the first was to shed the extra 2-stone I was carrying post-baby (that I didn't manage to shift in-between pregnancies either); and the second was to read 50 books during the course of the year.
Monday, 12 December 2011
Who is your guilty pleasure?
I have a confession to make...
I have a crush on Zac Efron, even though I'm over a decade older than him, and he is most definitely my guilty pleasure.
It is my children's fault, of course, as they are already obsessed with High School Musical and play all three on the TV regularly. I have therefore watched him grow from the young adult into a rather fine man!! #blush
I have a crush on Zac Efron, even though I'm over a decade older than him, and he is most definitely my guilty pleasure.
Feeling lucky: I've done it again!
Well, what do you you know... after years and years (and years...!) of never really winning anything, I've done it again and been lucky enough to bag another book within a matter of weeks! Yay me!!
With many thanks to Wendy S Marcus, I now have a copy of 'Once A Good Girl' winging its way to me very soon and can't wait.
If anybody else fancies a copy, here are a couple of options for you...
< Mills & Boon or Amazon UK >
With many thanks to Wendy S Marcus, I now have a copy of 'Once A Good Girl' winging its way to me very soon and can't wait.
If anybody else fancies a copy, here are a couple of options for you...
< Mills & Boon or Amazon UK > 
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Monday, 5 December 2011
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Introducing "Scott" from 'Love In The Aisles' (updated)
You need to use your imagination now and pretend you can hear a drumroll.
When writing the character of Scott, I make a big deal of the character's eyes... and as I was writing some of the scenes, I recalled some photos of a friend of mine. With his kind permission, I can now share a couple of pictures with you.
Are you hearing those drums yet?
Well, here he is!
When writing the character of Scott, I make a big deal of the character's eyes... and as I was writing some of the scenes, I recalled some photos of a friend of mine. With his kind permission, I can now share a couple of pictures with you.
Are you hearing those drums yet?
Well, here he is!
Progress update for 'Love in the Aisles' (2)
Evening all,
It's been over a week since my last update so I thought I'd fill you in with the latest.
Work has had to slow down for the moment because I have a large admin project on the go for a client, but 'Love In The Aisles' is never far from my mind. Chapter 3 is progressing well but I have also been writing some other scenes that are out of sequence and have already written over 11,000 words and am therefore one-fifth complete (yeah right - until I start the revisions and cut loads!).
I emailed my manuscript to my Kindle today so that I could read it at my daughter's ballet lesson this morning and it looked SO unbelievably good and felt amazing to see my own words on there!! So, with my Kindle in one hand and my HTC in the other, I made some revision notes for when I eventually come back to those chapters.
It's been over a week since my last update so I thought I'd fill you in with the latest.
Work has had to slow down for the moment because I have a large admin project on the go for a client, but 'Love In The Aisles' is never far from my mind. Chapter 3 is progressing well but I have also been writing some other scenes that are out of sequence and have already written over 11,000 words and am therefore one-fifth complete (yeah right - until I start the revisions and cut loads!).
I emailed my manuscript to my Kindle today so that I could read it at my daughter's ballet lesson this morning and it looked SO unbelievably good and felt amazing to see my own words on there!! So, with my Kindle in one hand and my HTC in the other, I made some revision notes for when I eventually come back to those chapters.
Friday, 2 December 2011
Free Kindle books in 'My Amazon'
I am gradually adding a load of free Kindle books into the 'Kindle Freebies' section in 'My Amazon' (see tab above) as I often go looking for them to download onto my own Kindle.
I am in no way recommending these titles; some of them I have read, and many others I haven't or just aren't my cup-of-tea in the first place, but they might be perfect for you.
I am in no way recommending these titles; some of them I have read, and many others I haven't or just aren't my cup-of-tea in the first place, but they might be perfect for you.
Book Review: The Rae Wilder Novels by Penelope Fletcher
Book 1: Demon Girl
Book 3: Demon Dark (not yet read but on my Amazon wishlist)
Book 4: Demon Boy (not yet released - Summer 2012)
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Mills & Boon: did you know...?
Here are some fun facts that you may not know about Mills & Boon...
- A Mills & Boon book is sold in the UK every 3 seconds. (Ed's note: Yikes!!!)
- 10 million books are sold each year in the UK, of which over 7 million are romance novels.
(Ed's note: so over 70%, nearly three-quarters, of all books sold in the UK are romances!)
- Harlequin Mills & Boon is a UK Top 10 adult fiction publisher.
- UK monthly readership over 1.3 million.
- Approx 70 titles published every month in the UK including more than 50 brand-new series titles.
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